(Scriptures: Ephesians 2:8-9, James 2:17, Galatians 5:22-23, Hebrews 3:12-14, 2 Peter 2:20-22, Luke 15:17-24, Romans 12:1-2, Philippians 3:10-14, Hebrews 12:14, John 15:4-5, Matthew 7:16-20)
Salvation is a freely chosen event initiated by God’s grace and received through faith in Jesus Christ. It is not earned by works, yet it transforms the believer from within through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, who empowers a life that bears fruit.
While no daily effort or merit can preserve salvation, it may be forfeited through a hardened heart that persistently rejects God, suppresses the Spirit’s prompting, continues in unrepentant sin, and ultimately turns away in unbelief. Even so, I believe God remains ever willing to receive the repentant—restoring all who return to Him with sincere hearts.
The Christian life is not sustained by legalistic striving but by Spirit-led growth, daily surrender, and relational intimacy with God. Holiness is both a calling and a process, shaped by the disciplines of prayer, obedience, worship, and loving service. Assurance of salvation is rooted in God’s faithfulness, as I make this visible through the fruit of the Spirit and cultivate it in a life that abides in Christ.
Church-centered duty and discipline are essential for growth, support, and accountability.
Our secular government is God-ordained, and its laws are to be supported and followed, except when they contradict God’s Word. I will suffer the punishment imposed when following God in these cases.
A Faith to Fight 
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